Rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed for outdoor umbrella and outdoor umbrella

ABSTRACT

A rib assembly for an outdoor umbrella is capable of being telescopically packed. The rib assembly includes a longer rib and a shorter rib. When the rib assembly needs to be disassembled for packing, the longer rib or/and the shorter rib is able to be superimposed and retracted along a length direction. A locking mechanism is disposed on the longer rib or/and the shorter rib. When the rib assembly needs to be extended completely, the longer rib or/and the shorter rib are locked by the locking mechanism.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the priority benefit of China application serialno. 202022440201.7, filed on Oct. 28, 2020. The entirety of theabove-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by referenceherein and made a part of this specification.

BACKGROUND Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of outdoor umbrellas, andin particular to, a rib assembly capable of being telescopically packedfor an outdoor umbrella and the outdoor umbrella.

Description of Related Art

The Roman umbrella is widely applied to the square, sandbeach, garden,courtyard and other leisure venues and offers a comfortable leisure andcool space for people. Structurally, the Roman umbrella often includes abase, an umbrella pole, an umbrella fabric, a pull rod, an umbrella trayand a rib; the umbrella pole is vertically disposed and serves as asupport pole of the umbrella; the umbrella fabric generally covers therib; the extension or retraction of the whole umbrella is implementedthrough the rib; and the pull rod is located between the rib and theumbrella pole for connection and mounting. However, the existing outdoorumbrella has a large size to result in that the whole outer package islarge, the transportation is inconvenient and the logistics cost ishigh.

SUMMARY

An objective of the disclosure is to provide a rib assembly capable ofbeing telescopically packed for an outdoor umbrella and the outdoorumbrella, to solve the above technical problems. The disclosure mayimplement detachment and retraction of the rib, such that the rib may besuperimposed in size, thereby greatly reducing the packing size.

The disclosure may use the following technical solutions to solve thetechnical problems.

A rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed for an outdoorumbrella includes a longer rib and a shorter rib. When the rib assemblyneeds to be disassembled for packing, the longer rib or/and the shorterrib may be superimposed and retracted along a length direction. Alocking mechanism is disposed on the longer rib or/and the shorter rib.When the rib assembly needs to be extended completely, the longer ribor/and the shorter rib are locked by the locking mechanism.

The shorter rib includes a shorter rib body and a shorter telescopicrib, and the shorter telescopic rib may be completely or partiallysuperimposed and retracted to a cavity of the shorter rib body.

The shorter rib is configured as a single-rod structure, and the longerrib may be superimposed and retracted along the length direction.

The longer rib includes a longer rib body and a longer telescopic rib,and the longer telescopic rib is able to be completely or partiallysuperimposed and retracted to a cavity of the longer rib body.

The locking mechanism includes any one of a lockpin locking mechanism, aspring button locking mechanism, a screwed locking mechanism or a handlerubbed locking mechanism.

The locking mechanism is configured as the lockpin locking mechanism, aninner locking hole is provided on one end of the shorter telescopic ribor/and the longer telescopic rib, an outer locking hole is provided onone end of the shorter rib body or/and the longer rib body, and theinner locking hole and the outer locking hole are locked by a lockpin.

The locking mechanism is configured as the spring button lockingmechanism, a spring button piece is provided in the cavity on one end ofthe shorter telescopic rib or/and the longer telescopic rib, the shortertelescopic rib or/and the longer telescopic rib are correspondinglyprovided with an inner spring button hole, the shorter rib body or/andthe longer rib body are correspondingly provided with an outer springbutton hole, and a convex portion of the spring button piece is matchedwith the inner spring button hole and the outer spring button hole andmay implement locking or unlocking.

The longer telescopic rib includes one end hinged to an upper umbrellatray, and the other end docked with the longer rib body.

Two longer telescopic ribs are provided, and are respectively located ontwo ends of the longer rib body.

An outdoor umbrella having a rib assembly capable of beingtelescopically packed includes the above rib assembly, and the outdoorumbrella is a side umbrella or a central pole umbrella.

Compared with the prior art, the disclosure has the following prominentadvantages and effects. By means of an optimized design, the disclosuremay implement mutual retraction and superimposition of the longer ribor/and the shorter rib, such that the rib assembly may be superimposedwhen packed, thereby greatly reducing the packing size and lowering thetransportation cost.

Features of the disclosure may be clearly known with reference to theaccompanying drawings and the following detailed description on goodimplementation manners.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a first structural schematic diagram of overall mountingaccording to the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a first structural schematic diagram of a rib assemblyaccording to the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a first structural schematic diagram of an umbrella pole in anextended state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a structural schematic diagram of the umbrella pole in aretracted state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a structural schematic diagram of a first pull rod in theextended state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a structural schematic diagram of a first pull rod in theretracted state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a structural schematic diagram of a second pull rod in theextended state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a structural schematic diagram of a second pull rod in theretracted state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 9 is a first structural schematic diagram of a longer rib in theextended state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 10 is a structural schematic diagram of a shorter rib in theextended state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 11 is a second structural schematic diagram of overall mountingaccording to the disclosure.

FIG. 12 is a second structural schematic diagram of an umbrella pole inthe extended state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 13 is a second structural schematic diagram of a longer rib in theextended state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 14 is a second structural schematic diagram of a rib assemblyaccording to the disclosure.

FIG. 15 is a first structural schematic diagram of a locking mechanismaccording to the disclosure.

FIG. 16 is a second structural schematic diagram of a locking mechanismaccording to the disclosure.

FIG. 17 is a third structural schematic diagram of a locking mechanismaccording to the disclosure.

FIG. 18 is a fourth structural schematic diagram of a locking mechanismaccording to the disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

In order to make the technical means, creative features, achievementgoals and effects achieved by the disclosure easy to understand, thedisclosure will be further described below in conjunction with specificillustrations.

Embodiment 1

As shown in figures, according to the rib assembly capable of beingtelescopically packed for the outdoor umbrella provided by thedisclosure, the rib assembly may be applied to the central pole umbrellaor the side umbrella. In general, the rib assembly is further providedwith an umbrella fabric, and includes a longer rib 4 and a shorter rib5. When the rib assembly needs to be disassembled for packing, thelonger rib 4 or/and the shorter rib 5 may be superimposed and retractedalong a length direction. A locking mechanism 6 is disposed on thelonger rib 4 or/and the shorter rib 5. When the rib assembly needs to beextended completely, the longer rib 4 or/and the shorter rib 5 arelocked by the locking mechanism 6.

By means of an optimized design, the disclosure may implement mutualretraction and superimposition of the longer rib 4 or/and the shorterrib 5, such that the rib assembly may be superimposed in size whenpacked, thereby greatly reducing the packing size and lowering thetransportation cost.

Preferably, the shorter rib 5 includes a shorter rib body 51 and ashorter telescopic rib 52, and the shorter telescopic rib 52 may becompletely or partially superimposed and retracted to a cavity of theshorter rib body 51.

In a preferred embodiment, the shorter rib 5 is configured as asingle-rod structure, and the longer rib 4 may be superimposed andretracted along the length direction.

The longer rib 4 includes a longer rib body 41 and a longer telescopicrib 42, and the longer telescopic rib 42 may be completely or partiallysuperimposed and retracted to a cavity of the longer rib body 41.

In a preferred embodiment, two longer telescopic ribs 42 are provided,and are respectively located on two ends of the longer rib body 41, suchthat two-end retraction may be implemented.

The locking mechanism 6 includes any one of a lockpin locking mechanism,a spring button locking mechanism, a screwed locking mechanism or ahandle rubbed locking mechanism.

In a preferred embodiment, referring to FIG. 15, the locking mechanism 6is configured as the lockpin locking mechanism. The lockpin mechanism 6generally includes a lockpin piece 61A, a lockpin button 62A, a resetspring 63A and a mounting seat 64A. The mounting seat 64A is sleeved toan end of the shorter rib body 51 or/and the longer rib body 41 andconfigured to mount the lockpin piece 61A, the lockpin button 62A andthe reset spring 63A, and the lockpin button 62A is configured to drivethe lockpin piece 61A to move and may be reset by the reset spring 63A.An inner locking hole is provided on one end of the shorter telescopicrib 52 or/and the longer telescopic rib 42, an outer locking hole isprovided on one end of the shorter rib body 51 or/and the longer ribbody 41, and the inner locking hole and the outer locking hole arelocked by a lockpin.

In a preferred embodiment, referring to FIG. 16, the locking mechanism 6is configured as the spring button locking mechanism, a spring buttonpiece 61B is provided in the cavity on one end of the shorter telescopicrib 52 or/and the longer telescopic rib 42, the shorter telescopic rib52 or/and the longer telescopic rib 42 are correspondingly provided withan inner spring button hole, the shorter rib body 51 or/and the longerrib body 41 are correspondingly provided with an outer spring buttonhole, and a convex portion of the spring button piece is matched withthe inner spring button hole and the outer spring button hole andimplements locking or unlocking.

Based on the above any embodiment, in a preferred embodiment, referringto FIG. 17, the locking mechanism 6 is configured as the screwed lockingmechanism, and generally includes an upper thread bushing 61C and alower thread bushing 62C. The upper thread bushing 61C and the lowerthread bushing 62C may be locked through rotation after docked.

Based on the above any embodiment, in a preferred embodiment, referringto FIG. 18, the locking mechanism 6 uses the handle rubbed lockingmechanism, and generally includes a fixed seat 61D and a cam trigger62D. A cam is disposed on the cam trigger 62D, and the locking isimplemented by the use of squeezing and rubbing of the cam.

Embodiment 2

Based on Embodiment 1, a central pole umbrella having the rib assemblycapable of being telescopically packed provided by the embodimentincludes an umbrella pole 1 and the rib assembly. The umbrella pole 1preferably uses a circular-tube umbrella pole. The umbrella pole 1 isgenerally configured to match with an upper umbrella tray and a lowerumbrella tray for mounting. The rib assembly includes a longer rib 4 anda shorter rib 5. The umbrella pole 1 may be telescopic along a lengthdirection. The longer rib 4 or/and the shorter rib 5 may be telescopicalong a length direction. When an outdoor umbrella frame needs to beassembled, the umbrella pole 1, the longer rib 4 and the shorter rib 5are all in an extended and fixed state. When the outdoor umbrella frameneeds to be disassembled for packing, any one or more of the umbrellapole 1, the longer rib 4 and the shorter rib 5 are in a retracted state.

In a preferred embodiment, the umbrella pole 1, the longer rib 4 and theshorter rib 5 all use a telescopic structure.

In a preferred embodiment, the umbrella pole 1 and the longer rib 4 usea telescopic structure, while the shorter rib 5 uses a single ribstructure.

In a preferred embodiment, the umbrella pole 1 includes at least twotelescopic structures, preferably two telescopic structures, and mayfurther be three or four telescopic structures. The umbrella pole 1includes an umbrella pole body 11 and a telescopic umbrella pole 12. Thetelescopic umbrella pole 12 is located on an upper portion or/and alower portion of the umbrella pole body 11, and the telescopic umbrellapole 12 and the umbrella pole body 11 may be in telescopic fit. Thetelescopic umbrella pole 12 is often smaller than the umbrella pole body11 in size, and may be telescopically superimposed in a cavity of theumbrella pole body 11. The telescopic umbrella pole 12 includes at leastone telescopic umbrella pole unit, may further be multiple telescopicumbrella pole units, and preferably is one telescopic umbrella poleunit. In an embodiment, the telescopic umbrella pole 12 is located onthe upper portion of the umbrella pole body 11. In an embodiment, twotelescopic umbrella poles 12 are provided, and are respectively locatedon the upper portion and the lower portion of the umbrella pole body 11.

In a preferred embodiment, the longer rib 4 includes at least twotelescopic structures, preferably two telescopic structures, and mayfurther be three or four telescopic structures. The longer rib 4includes a longer rib body 41 and a longer telescopic rib 42, one end ofthe longer telescopic rib 42 is hinged to the upper umbrella tray, andthe other end of the longer telescopic rib 42 is telescopically dockedwith the longer rib body 41. The longer telescopic rib 42 is oftensmaller than the longer rib body 41 in size, and may be telescopicallysuperimposed in a cavity of the longer rib body 41. The longertelescopic rib 42 includes at least one longer telescopic rib unit, mayfurther be multiple longer telescopic rib units, and preferably is onelonger telescopic rib unit.

In a preferred embodiment, the shorter rib 5 includes at least twotelescopic structures, preferably two telescopic structures, and mayfurther be three or four telescopic structures. The shorter rib 5includes a shorter rib body 51 and a shorter telescopic rib 52, one endof the shorter telescopic rib 52 is hinged to the lower umbrella tray,the other end of the shorter telescopic rib 52 is telescopically dockedwith the shorter rib body 51, and the other end of the shorter rib body51 is hinged to the longer rib 4. The shorter telescopic rib 52 is oftensmaller than the shorter rib body 51 in size, and may be telescopicallysuperimposed in a cavity of the shorter rib body 51. The shortertelescopic rib 52 includes at least one shorter telescopic rib unit, mayfurther be multiple shorter telescopic rib units, and preferably is oneshorter telescopic rib unit.

When any one of the umbrella pole 1, the longer rib 4 and the shorterrib 5 is extended or retracted along the length direction, extension orretraction locking may be implemented by a locking mechanism.

By means of an optimized design and with the utilization of telescopicand superimposed structures, the disclosure may implementsuperimposition in size between the umbrella pole and the rib assembly,thereby greatly reducing the overall size, reducing the packing size andlowering the transportation cost.

During actual packing, for the same style of central pole umbrellasusing the traditional umbrella frame and the telescopic umbrella frame,each single umbrella using the telescopic umbrella frame may beproportionally reduced by 25-35% in packing size.

Embodiment 3

Based on Embodiment 1, a side umbrella having the rib assembly capableof being telescopically packed provided by the embodiment includes anumbrella pole 1, a pull rod assembly and the rib assembly. The pull rodassembly includes a first pull rod 2 and a second pull rod 3. The ribassembly includes a longer rib 4 and a shorter rib 5. The umbrella pole1 may be telescopic along a length direction. One or more of the firstpull rod 2, the second pull rod 3, the longer rib 4 and the shorter rib5 may be telescopic along a length direction. When an outdoor umbrellaframe needs to be assembled, the umbrella pole 1, the first pull rod 2,the second pull rod 3, the longer rib 4 and the shorter rib 5 are all inan extended and fixed state. When the outdoor umbrella frame needs to bedisassembled for packing, any one or more of the umbrella pole 1, thefirst pull rod 2, the second pull rod 3, the longer rib 4 and theshorter rib 5 are in a retracted state.

Based on the above description, the outdoor umbrella frame preferably isa Roman umbrella frame, and may further be a banana umbrella frame, apush rod umbrella frame, etc.

In a preferred embodiment, the umbrella pole 1, the first pull rod 2,the second pull rod 3, the longer rib 4 and the shorter rib 5 all use atelescopic structure.

In a preferred embodiment, the umbrella pole 1, the first pull rod 2,the second pull rod 3 and the longer rib 4 are configured as atelescopic structure, while the shorter rib 5 is configured as a singlerib structure.

In a preferred embodiment, the umbrella pole 1, the second pull rod 3and the longer rib 4 are configured as a telescopic structure, theshorter rib 5 is configured as a single rib structure, and the firstpull rod 2 is configured as a common pull rod structure.

In a preferred embodiment, the umbrella pole 1, the longer rib 4 and theshorter rib 5 are configured as a telescopic structure, while the firstpull rod 2 and the second pull rod 3 are configured as a common pull rodstructure.

In a preferred embodiment, the umbrella pole 1 and the longer rib 4 areconfigured as a telescopic structure, while the first pull rod 2, thesecond pull rod 3 and the shorter rib 5 are configured as a common pullrod structure.

In a preferred embodiment, the umbrella pole 1 includes at least twotelescopic structures, preferably two telescopic structures, and mayfurther be three or four telescopic structures. The umbrella pole 1includes an umbrella pole body 11 and a telescopic umbrella pole 12, thetelescopic umbrella pole 12 is located on an upper portion or/and alower portion of the umbrella pole body 11, and the telescopic umbrellapole 12 and the umbrella pole body 11 may be in telescopic fit. Thetelescopic umbrella pole 12 is often smaller than the umbrella pole body11 in size, and may be telescopically superimposed in a cavity of theumbrella pole body 11. The telescopic umbrella pole 12 includes at leastone telescopic umbrella pole unit, may further be multiple telescopicumbrella pole units, and preferably is one telescopic umbrella poleunit. In an embodiment, the telescopic umbrella pole 12 is located onthe upper portion of the umbrella pole body 11. In an embodiment, twotelescopic umbrella poles 12 are provided, and are respectively locatedon the upper portion and the lower portion of the umbrella pole body 11.

Any one or more of the first pull rod 2, the second pull rod 3, thelonger rib 4 and the shorter rib 5 include at least two telescopicstructures.

In a preferred embodiment, the first pull rod 2 incudes at least twotelescopic structures, preferably two telescopic structures, and mayfurther be three or four telescopic structures. The first pull rod 2includes a first pull rod body 21 and a first telescopic pull rod 22,one end of the first telescopic pull rod 22 is hinged to the telescopicumbrella pole 12, the other end of the first telescopic pull rod 22 istelescopically docked with one end of the first pull rod body 21, andthe other end of the first pull rod body 21 is hinged to the second pullrod 3. The first telescopic pull rod 22 is often smaller than the firstpull rod body 21 in size, and may be telescopically superimposed in acavity of the first pull rod body 21. The first telescopic pull rod 22includes at least one first telescopic pull rod unit, may further bemultiple first telescopic pull rod units, and preferably is one firsttelescopic pull rod unit.

In a preferred embodiment, the second pull rod 3 includes at least twotelescopic structures, preferably two telescopic structures, and mayfurther be three or four telescopic structures. The second pull rod 3includes a second pull rod body 31 and a second telescopic pull rod 32,one end of the second telescopic pull rod 32 is hinged the upperumbrella tray, the other end of the second telescopic pull rod 32 istelescopically docked with one end of the second pull rod body 31, andthe other end of the second pull rod body 31 is hinged to a handlehousing. The second telescopic pull rod 32 is often smaller than thesecond pull rod body 31 in size, and may be telescopically superimposedin a cavity of the second pull rod body 31. The second telescopic pullrod 32 includes at least one second telescopic pull rod unit, mayfurther be multiple second telescopic pull rod units, and preferably isone second telescopic pull rod unit.

In a preferred embodiment, the longer rib 4 includes at least twotelescopic structures, preferably two telescopic structures, and mayfurther be three or four telescopic structures. The longer rib 4includes a longer rib body 41 and a longer telescopic rib 42, one end ofthe longer telescopic rib 42 is hinged to the upper umbrella tray, andthe other end of the longer telescopic rib 42 is telescopically dockedwith the longer rib body 41. The longer telescopic rib 42 is oftensmaller than the longer rib body 41 in size, and may be telescopicallysuperimposed in a cavity of the longer rib body 41. The longertelescopic rib 42 includes at least one longer telescopic rib unit, mayfurther be multiple longer telescopic rib units, and preferably is onelonger telescopic rib unit.

In a preferred embodiment, the shorter rib 5 includes at least twotelescopic structures, preferably two telescopic structures, and mayfurther be three or four telescopic structures. The shorter rib 5includes a shorter rib body 51 and a shorter telescopic rib 52, one endof the shorter telescopic rib 52 is hinged to the lower umbrella tray,the other end of the shorter telescopic rib 52 is telescopically dockedwith the shorter rib body 51, and the other end of the shorter rib body51 is hinged to the longer rib 4. The shorter telescopic rib 52 is oftensmaller than the shorter rib body 51 in size, and may be telescopicallysuperimposed in a cavity of the shorter rib body 51. The shortertelescopic rib 52 includes at least one shorter telescopic rib unit, mayfurther be multiple shorter telescopic rib units, and preferably is oneshorter telescopic rib unit.

When any one of the umbrella pole 1, the first pull rod 2, the secondpull rod 3, the longer rib 4 and the shorter rib 5 is extended orretracted along the length direction, extension or retraction lockingmay be implemented by a locking mechanism.

By means of an optimized design and with the utilization of telescopicand superimposed structures, the disclosure may implementsuperimposition in size among the umbrella pole, the pull rod assemblyand the rib assembly, thereby greatly reducing the overall size,reducing the packing size and lowering the transportation cost.

During actual packing, for the same style of Roman umbrellas using thetraditional umbrella frame and the telescopic umbrella frame, eachsingle umbrella using the telescopic umbrella frame may beproportionally reduced by 30-45% in packing size.

As can be known from the technical knowledge, the disclosure may beimplemented via other embodiments without departing from the spiritualessences or essential features. Therefore, the above-disclosedembodiments are merely illustrative and not exclusive in all respects.All changes which are within the scope of the disclosure or equivalentto the scope of the disclosure are encompassed by the disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A rib assembly capable of being telescopicallypacked for an outdoor umbrella, the rib assembly comprising a longer riband a shorter rib, wherein when the rib assembly needs to bedisassembled for packing, the longer rib or/and the shorter rib is ableto be superimposed and is retractable along a length direction; alocking mechanism is disposed on the longer rib or/and the shorter rib;and when the rib assembly needs to be extended completely, the longerrib or/and the shorter rib are locked by the locking mechanism.
 2. Therib assembly capable of being telescopically packed for the outdoorumbrella according to claim 1, wherein the shorter rib comprises ashorter rib body and a shorter telescopic rib, and the shortertelescopic rib is able to be completely or partially superimposed andretracted to a cavity of the shorter rib body.
 3. The rib assemblycapable of being telescopically packed for the outdoor umbrellaaccording to claim 1, wherein the shorter rib is configured as asingle-rod structure, and the longer rib is able to be superimposed andretracted along the length direction.
 4. The rib assembly capable ofbeing telescopically packed for the outdoor umbrella according to claim2, wherein the longer rib comprises a longer rib body and a longertelescopic rib, and the longer telescopic rib is able to be completelyor partially superimposed and retracted to a cavity of the longer ribbody.
 5. The rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed for theoutdoor umbrella according to claim 1, wherein the locking mechanismincludes any one of a lockpin locking mechanism, a spring button lockingmechanism, a screwed locking mechanism or a handle rubbed lockingmechanism.
 6. The rib assembly capable of being telescopically packedfor the outdoor umbrella according to claim 4, wherein the lockingmechanism is configured as a lockpin locking mechanism, an inner lockinghole is provided on one end of the shorter telescopic rib or/and thelonger telescopic rib, an outer locking hole is provided on one end ofthe shorter rib body or/and the longer rib body, and the inner lockinghole and the outer locking hole are locked by a lockpin.
 7. The ribassembly capable of being telescopically packed for the outdoor umbrellaaccording to claim 4, wherein the locking mechanism is configured as aspring button locking mechanism, a spring button piece is provided in acavity on one end of the shorter telescopic rib or/and the longertelescopic rib, the shorter telescopic rib or/and the longer telescopicrib are correspondingly provided with an inner spring button hole, theshorter rib body or/and the longer rib body are correspondingly providedwith an outer spring button hole, and a convex portion of the springbutton piece is matched with the inner spring button hole and the outerspring button hole and implements locking or unlocking.
 8. The ribassembly capable of being telescopically packed for the outdoor umbrellaaccording to claim 4, wherein the longer telescopic rib comprises oneend hinged to an upper umbrella tray, and the other end docked with thelonger rib body.
 9. The rib assembly capable of being telescopicallypacked for the outdoor umbrella according to claim 4, wherein two longertelescopic ribs are provided, and are respectively located on two endsof the longer rib body.
 10. An outdoor umbrella having a rib assemblycapable of being telescopically packed, the outdoor umbrella comprisingthe rib assembly as claimed in claim 1, and the outdoor umbrella being aside umbrella or a central pole umbrella.